One of the funniest Zimbabwean comedians, animator and writer Carl Joshua Ncube has been nominated for the Savannah Pan-African comic of the year award for the second time running. Ncube is nominated alongside other great African comedians including Nigeria’s Basketmouth, Botswana’s Charles Manase (but from Zimbabwe) and Uganda’s finest Anne Kamsiime
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Comedian Carl Joshua Ncube has opened up about the “weird” relationship between him and his wife Nelsy who doubles as his manager.This comes as Nelsy had just been discharged from a Victoria Falls hospital after she had suffered from chest pains. The couple had just performed at the Harare International Festival of Arts (Hifa), where Carl went live on Facebook
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Award-winning stand-up comedian Carl Joshua Ncube has been appointed the new general manager for Zambezi House in Victoria Falls. He replaces Dionne Mutsonziwa who has joined Victoria Falls Safari Lodge as head of its newly refurbished club and starts on May 1.
Ncube, who has been co-hosting Breeze FM’s morning show — Morning-oa-Tunya with Leslie Phiri
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For those who missed the Intwasa Arts Festival koBulawayo in September, organisers have come up with an Intwasa Extra as part of the festive cheer this year. The four-day arts extravaganza running under the theme “Celebrating a New Era” will be held from December 28 to 31.Intwasa Extra will have performances in the form of a comedy night which did not take place
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President Robert Mugabe last week announced his fourth Cabinet reshuffle in less than three years. Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who is facing probably the biggest test in his political career, was the most casualty after he was stripped of the Justice ministry. Three other ministers linked to the VP’s Lacoste faction also lost their positions in what was seen as a political
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EMBATTLED Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa, battling for survival on politically shifting sands, has come out guns blazing in his response to Higher Education minister Jonathan Moyo’s video-documentary dossier presented in the politburo on July 19 accusing him of plotting to oust President Robert Mugabe to secure his ascendancy. In an 85-page report
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SOUTH Africa-based budding Zimbabwean stand-up comedian, Troy Tesla (pictured), has said he is wary of bringing his politically charged comedy home for fear of reprisal by government. The 25-year-old comedian, who is making waves in South Africa, ventured into the industry two years ago and has amassed a significant following, as his stock rises
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Sometimes there's a certain benefit in coming into a community from the outside. I'm a Western New Yorker by birth, but I haven't been around for the entire civic opera involving Carl Paladino, a guy I've never met. I wasn't here when he made the remarks last year that triggered the motion toward his state-ordered ouster Thursday from the Buffalo School
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HMD Global, the Finnish start-up who now handles sales and marketing of Nokia-branded smartphones, has launched another Android-device from Nokia’s line-up called Nokia 8, but touted as a ‘bothie’ phone. ‘Bothie’ because the device can shoot from both rear and front-facing cameras at the same time, and can share them directly to YouTube and other live-streaming
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HMD Global, the Finnish company that is committed to revive the legendary Nokia brand is all set to launch three new devices today. The company is said to launch three new phones at an event set to be held in London. Before making the announcement, the company has been teasing about the reveal of its “next milestone”. This is an important aspect to note, given
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